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British Study Evaluates Ability of Novel Protein Assay to Capture Blood-Based Dementia Biomarkers
A study published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia evaluates the ability of a novel protein assay to detect and analyze blood-based biomarkers of dementias, including FTD. Blood Biomarkers as…
Dear HelpLine: The GUIDE Model and FTD
Dear HelpLine, My neurologist’s office recently told me about something called GUIDE, for people with dementia. I’m wondering if this program could help with FTD. Where can I learn more? …
AFTD Medical Advisor Emeritus Virginia Lee Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Virginia M.-Y. Lee, PhD, an emeritus member of the AFTD Medical Advisory Council (MAC) and the current director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, was elected…
Emma Heming Willis Honored with Caregiving Award
Emma Heming Willis was recently honored by Maria Shriver’s Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM) at Cleveland Clinic, receiving the organization’s Caregiving Award for her “outstanding work in advocating for unpaid family…
Session Videos from AFTD’s 2025 Education Conference Now Available
Sessions from AFTD’s 2025 Education Conference are now available on our YouTube channel. Whether you missed a session, you weren’t able to join us live in Denver or virtually, or…
Study Identifies Profile of Blood-Based Inflammatory Proteins as Potential FTD Biomarker
A study published in the journal Brain earlier this year identified a profile of inflammation-related proteins that could potentially serve as a FTD biomarker gauging the severity of the disease.…